“Did you watch the opening ceremony?” she asked politely, busy with teapot and strainer. “I did, yeah,” said Strike. “Great, wasn’t it?” “Well, I liked the first part,” said Izzy, “all the industrial revolution bit, but I thought it went, well, a bit PC after that. I’m not sure foreigners will really get why we were talking about the National Health Service, and I must say, I could have done without all the rap music.
